Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-07
ANNEXATION INEVITABLE.
Secretary Manuing's Views on the
EmbFo9Iio With Canada.

I'm DFO9lIO W I'm Cdnaua.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Secretary Man
ming has sent 10 Chairman Belmont, Of
the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
long and carefully prepared letter in re-
ply to the committees request for his
views with regard to the House aud Sell
ate retaliation bills and for any suggestion
that he may desire to make with refer
ence thereto. The Secretary reviews
at length the history of the
relations between the government
of the United States and Great Britain
with reference to the privileges Of United
States vessels in Canadian ports, and in
conclusion, says: at is much to be re-
GREETED that medieval tariff laws like that
cruel legacy Of the war, which still in
cumbers the statute books of the United
states, or a medieval nOn-intercourse
policy like that of the Dominion of Can
ada. approved by the Queen in council
on the threshold OF her maiesty's jubilee
year, should be divided disgrace of our
common civilization.
SERIOUS OBSTACLES.
Both are obstacles to the eniarging
freer intercourse among the heirs by kim
dred blood of one great heritage of social
order, language, laws and civil liberty,
which Is leading here and promoting
everywhere from century TO century the
increasing progress OF the human race.
The venera ed founders of this republic
contributed to that progress its most
powerful and well directed impetus by
Withholding from the Federal govern
ment authority to fetter the foreign COM
merce of the people with any export tax,
and by euacting absolute free trade forever
among the Inhabitants of all Its States.
The new world which swept into their
ken was the world Of American freemen
whose laws should but establish and
guard their individual liberty. Had the
most northern colonies, anticipating then
the inevitable hour, along with us, cut off
aud released to her theuceforth separate
and insular fortunes the parent State,
the whole continent of North America
from sea to sea, sand from it's northern
to It's southern gulf, would now be joined
in one indissouhle union of indissolube
States, and the political line of the 10Th
parallel OF latitude, with a geographical
boundary Of five great lakes and their
river, instead of beng marked by sus-
piclOus revenue officers and hostile Gus
tom houses, would be invisible like the
100th meridian, aud another bond OF unity
like the waters of the Mississippi.
ANNEXATION INEVITABLE.
ain such wider dominion, in such greater
and enduring union, finally, by peaceful
growth and cordial union
for common interests, soon or late
these now separate peoples, discOrdant or
divided by political lines. but kindred by
every tie tkat ever has united men or
founded States, will one day merge
their majestic empires. 1t behooves the
craftsmanship Of our own and coming
generations on either side the diving line
TO perceive that this continental and i'm
perial policy is rot visionary hope, but
rather in the order of nature, to when the
laws that we Ia our brief time enact had
best conform and give it furtherance.
subject to this policy. therefore, even
when repelling aggression, ayOWing this
common duty and ultimate destiny, even
when responding to the offensive nom
intercourse policy by offended nOn-iDter-
course acts, which al any moment we are
more anxious to withdraw from than now
willing to enter upon, l submit to your
committee with greatest Difference draft
of a bill"
THE BILL LIKE BELMONT'S,
The bill submitted by Secretary Man
ming resembles most that OF Mr.. Belmont
introduced in the House Jan. II. 1t au-
thoriZes the President In his discretion TO
prohibit by proclamation the entrance of
Canadian vessels TO ports of the United
states, and 10 authorize their seizure aud
forfeiture II they attempt TO enter. 1t also
empowers him to prohibit the importation
into or transit across this country OF Ca
madam goods, cars and vehicles, on pen
atty of seizure and forfeiture, and to ap.
point commissioner TO take testimony
with regard to losses and injuries ill.,
flicted upon United States fishing vessels
since Dec. 81, 1885, by the British or colo
NAL authorities in Canadian waters.
1t is understood that In response 10
Representative Belmont's resolutions, in
tr0duced in the House about week ago,
the President will shortly lay before Con-
gross further correspondence with the
British government Of an extremely in
teresting and important character with
regard to the Canadian trouble.